The Easter bunny is coming… the Easter bunny is coming! For those of you who enjoy getting a little crafty with your Easter “baskets” we have a great idea for you. A freezer paper stencil tote bag for the kids to hold their goodies. Lots and lots of goodies.
For our freezer paper stencil tote bag, we started off with a plain white tea towel, and sewed up the sides to turn it into our tote bag. Don’t want to do any sewing? Just grab a ready-to-go tote from your neighborhood craft store.
Here’s what you’ll need to get:
Freezer Paper
Fabric Paint
Foam Paint Brush
Xacto knife
Tea Towel
Coordinating ribbon
Light tack tape, like painter’s tape
1. Using your computer, lay out your name and even a little clip art onto a page that will be size according to the tote bag you have chosen. Print this out on plain paper.
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2. Affix the printout to a piece of freezer paper (shiny side down), and a cutting mat, using light tack tape. Cut very carefully with an xacto knife
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3. Iron your freezer paper, shiny side down, to your tote so that your design is centered appropriately
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4. Slip a piece of cardboard, or a few sheets of paper into your tote to make a stiff surface to work on. Use a foam brush with just a bit of fabric paint, to gently dab the paint onto the stencil area.
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5. When the stencil area is painted in to your liking, wait just a bit for the paint to dry, and carefully peel back the freezer paper from the tote.
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So CUTE! And if you had a personal die cut machine, like a Cricut
